News and updates about how your school bond dollars are being put to work.
- Summer Slate of Bond Work Wraps UpInformación en español District completes packed schedule of spring and summer school improvements While school buildings were closed, facility improvement projects continued this spring and summer, many of them thanks to voter-approved bond funds. From security additions to athletic facility improvements to much-needed facility repairs, Eugene School District 4J continues to complete priority projects promised with the passage ...Read more...
- Gilham School Expansion Taking ShapeInformación en español Architect presents schematic design for Gilham Elementary School expansion, improvements The design of Gilham Elementary School’s expansion is taking shape. Voters in Eugene School District 4J resoundingly passed a school bond measure in November 2018 to fund capital improvements for 4J schools. Bond funds will be used to construct three new school buildings, expand Gilham ...Read more...
- Elementary School iPad Pickup RescheduledInformación en español Every school will offer multiple times for families to pick up student tablets • Original dates were canceled due to hazardous wildfire smoke Eugene School District 4J is working to get a school learning device into every student’s hands before students begin learning online starting September 21. Every 4J student will be issued a ...Read more...
- Kelly Renovations to Welcome Yujin GakuenInformación en español Facility improvements to co-locate Japanese immersion program at Kelly Middle School on track for fall 2020 With the community’s overwhelming support of the 2018 school bond measure, important capital improvements are being completed throughout the school district. The new North Eugene High School, one of three new school buildings funded by the bond measure, will ...Read more...
- Take-Home Learning Devices for Every StudentInformación en español 4J schools are scheduling pickup times for tablets, laptops before classes begin Every student in Eugene School District 4J will be provided a take-home device for learning online and on-site this year. High school students will receive laptop computers; elementary and middle school students will receive tablets (for grades 3–8, iPads come with keyboards). ...Read more...
- Team Chosen for Gilham Elementary School ExpansionInformación en español Experienced local construction contractor and architect firm will plan and build school expansion Planning for the Gilham Elementary School expansion is underway, with a construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) and project architect now on board. GMA Architects, the architecture firm chosen to design the building upgrades at Gilham, has extensive local experience including knowledge and experience ...Read more...
- Virtual View: Soar Through Edison School DesignInformación en español 3D virtual tour through new Edison building reflects design development concepts • Entry arch and some other elements will evolve The vision of the new Edison Elementary School is coming into focus. Edison’s current 1926 building is the oldest and in the poorest condition among all 4J school buildings. Soon a new building will ...Read more...
- Preliminary Work to Begin at Edison SiteInformación en español Activity to prepare for construction of the new school starts in July Preparation for construction of the new Edison Elementary School is about to begin. Starting next week, some minor pre-construction work will begin in the neighborhood. Minor traffic interruptions should be expected. The first pre-construction projects are rerouting the sewer line that runs ...Read more...
- Goodbye, Silver Lea: Last Look at School BuildingInformación en español Virtual tours give one last look at school building that housed Corridor and Yujin Gakuen elementary schools It’s time to say farewell to the former Silver Lea Elementary School building, which for the past few decades has housed Corridor and Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion Elementary School. The Silver Lea building will be removed soon ...Read more...
- Fond Farewell to Edison Elementary School BuildingInformación en español Last look at Edison’s 1926 building shared in virtual tour Edison Elementary School has a long and well-loved history in the south university neighborhood. Edison will continue on, but it’s time to say farewell to the school’s 1926 building with its well-known brick entry facade. The school has the oldest and poorest condition building ...Read more...